About AFI
AFI is the preeminent organization dedicated to advancing and
preserving the art of film, television and other forms of
the moving image.
The AFI Conservatory has served the moving image arts since its
founding in 1969. More than 3000 aspiring moving image artists
have mastered
their craft at the AFI Conservatory.
The Conservatory awards the Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography,
Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting.
Professional faculty members work closely with the AFI Fellows
through the time-honored relationship of master and apprentice.
AFI Thesis productions have garnered numerous prestigious awards,
including several Oscar nominations, the Oscar for Best Narrative
Short, the
student Oscar, Directors Guild of America awards, several American
Society of Cinematographers (ASC) awards and top honors from
the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Notable AFI Alumni include:
Directing
David Lynch- Mulholland Drive,
Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet
Terrence Malick- The Thin Red Line, Days of Heaven,
Badlands
Carl Franklin- Devil in
a Blue Dress, One False Move
Darren Aronofsky- Requiem for a Dream, Pi
Mimi Leder- Pay it Forward, Deep Impact
Todd Field- In the Bedroom
Amy Heckerling- Clueless, Fast
Times at Ridgemont High
Ed Zwick- (Dir./Prod.) The Last Samurai, Shakespeare in Love
Producing
Pieter
Jan Brugge- (Prod./Dir.) The Insider, The
Pelican Brief, The Clearing
Steve Golin- Being John Malkovich
Jon Avnet- Fried Green Tomatoes
Cinematography
Robert Richardson- Platoon, JFK, Kill
Bill vol. 1
& 2
Caleb Deschanel- The Patriot, Being There, The Black
Stallion
Janusz Kaminiski- Schindler’s List, Saving Private
Ryan, Minority Report
Peter Deming- From Hell, Mulholland
Drive, Austin Powers
Robert Elswit- Magnolia, Boogie
Nights
Production Design
Todd Cherniawsky- Armageddon,
Planet of the Apes, Sphere
Keith Cunningham- Batman & Robin
Editing
Alan
Oxman- Welcome to the Dollhouse,
Happiness
Howard Smith- The Abyss, Dante's Peak
Steve Rosenblum- Braveheart
Screenwriting
Paul Schrader- Taxi Driver
Susannah Grant- Erin Brockovich, 28 Days
Scott Frank- Out of Sight, Get Shorty
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